Maha Shivaratri 1932
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:16
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:45 – 00:33
- Fasting window (tithi)10:16 → 1932-03-06 · 11:33
- Parana (tithi ends)11:331932-03-06
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Maha Shivaratri puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaMaha Shivaratri — Frequently Asked Questions
Should one stay awake all night on Maha Shivaratri?
Yes — the jagaran is the observance, not an addition to it. The complete form performs an abhishek in each of the night's four prahars, with water, curd, ghee and honey in turn.
What must not be offered to a Shiva lingam?
Tulsi, ketaki flowers, turmeric and coconut water are all avoided. Bilva leaves, water, milk, bhang, dhatura and white flowers are offered.
When is the Shivaratri fast broken?
The next morning, after sunrise, and traditionally after the Chaturdashi tithi has ended — not at midnight after the puja.
Other major festivals in 1932
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1932
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1932
- Holi — 23 March 1932
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1932
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1932
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 1932
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1932
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1932
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1932
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 1932
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1932
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 1932
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1932
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1932
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1932
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1932
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1932
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1932
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1932
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1932
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1932
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1932
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1932
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1932
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 1932
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1932
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1932
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1932
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